GARCIA FAURA manufactures and installs the façades of the Únicas SJD building
GARCIA FAURA manufactures and installs façades, double skins, curtain walls, glass roofs and partitions in the Únicas SJD building, the new centre for the treatment and research of rare diseases at the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona, which is under construction between the Catalan capital and Esplugues de Llobregat.
With a surface area of approximately 13,800 square metres spread over six floors, Únicas SJD will house specialist genetics and neuroscience clinics, as well as diagnostic and research areas.
This project was created with the aim of centralising currently scattered services, reducing diagnosis times and improving the overall care of patients with rare diseases, which affect millions of people in Spain.
In addition, Únicas SJD will be the central hub of the Únicas network, which brings together some 30 hospitals across the country and is supported by the Spanish Federation for Rare Diseases (FEDER).
The centre aims to become one of the leading international references in the care of rare diseases, thereby strengthening Sant Joan de Déu’s role as a leading institution in the field of paediatric health, research and innovation.
The architectural design of the building, by the Batlle i Roig firm, features a façade inspired by the shapes of chromosomes, as a visual metaphor for its scientific function, work that will be carried out by GARCIA FAURA.
GARCIA FAURA works
For this project, the Catalan company is designing, manufacturing and installing approximately 3,300 square metres of façades consisting of steel curtain walls on the ground floor and aluminium profiles on the upper floors.
The company is also responsible for 185 square metres of glass façades, 1,000 square metres of aluminium composite panel cladding and 100 square metres of glazing in a steel structure.
GARCIA FAURA is also installing 1,900 square metres of double-skin external sun protection slats, as well as the external cladding of horizontal galvanised steel slats on the ground floor.
In addition, the company will sign contracts for 1,200 square metres of fir wood cladding, inserted into a curtain wall or mounted on a substructure, as well as for around 50 aluminium and steel joinery elements, with high-performance technical glazing and automatic access doors.
